The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 26 October 2021, of the Dispute Settlement Body, which consists of all WTO members and oversees legal disputes among them. The meeting notice is circulated in the form of a document (...)
WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala completed a three-day visit to India on 22 October, a visit which culminated in a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi. She also held a round of meetings with India’s ministers for commerce, finance and external relations. She welcomed the (...)
The European Union is contributing EUR 75,000 (over CHF 80,000) to help the least-developed countries (LDCs) within the WTO membership participate in the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference, which will be held from 30 November to 3 December 2021 in (...)
Deputy Director-General Xiangchen Zhang highlighted the importance of targeted policies and a coordinated global response to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). DDG Zhang was speaking at a workshop organized by the WTO Chairs (...)
Speaking at the World Investment Forum of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development on 22 October, Deputy Director-General Xiangchen Zhang underlined the importance of international cooperation on trade and investment to enable economies, including developing and least-developed (...)
On 22 October 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the WTO launched an update of the extract “Integrated health, trade and IP approach to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic”. This extract, from the second edition of the Trilateral Study (...)
WTO members participating in the Informal Dialogue on Plastics Pollution and Environmentally Sustainable Plastics Trade (IDP) discussed on 22 October a draft ministerial statement regarding a roadmap for the IDP’s work in support of global efforts to reduce plastics pollution and to transition (...)
Thirty-one government officials participated in the first phase of an advanced workshop on agriculture notifications on 20-22 October, held virtually for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The two-phase workshop is aimed at helping officials from developing countries gain a better (...)
On 21 October 2021, Ukraine notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it initiated on 13 October 2021 a safeguard investigation on Tricone Drilling Bits.
Ahead of COP26, a report by IRENA and ILO underscores the jobs potential of an ambitious climate strategy and calls for comprehensive policies in support of a just transition to a greener future.